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clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> president clinton, thank you for your very kind introduction, although i have to admit i really did like the speech a few weeks ago a little bit better. >> all right romney in that speech had a whopper about special interest. you know what i love about this show? facts. we're going to bring you facts about his top donors. will blow your mind. hows that for fun? you know mitt romney's best friend caused this. >> it was a scramble in the end zone and then a split decision. one says touchdown another says no. >> this is comical to me, really. >> how is mitt romney related to that? i'm going to prove that. you sit right here and you'll see exactly how he's related. it turns out our government has been lying to us about civilians killed in broken strikes. i know shocker. but this is the result. >> one of the things we heard from several people is that they didn't know what america was before drones and now what they know of america is drones death% and terror. >> here's what we do on this show, whether we're going after republicans or democratics, we
clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> president clinton, thank you for your very kind introduction, although i have to admit i really did like the speech a few weeks ago a little bit better. >> all right romney in that speech had a whopper about special interest. you know what i love about this show? facts. we're going to bring you facts about his top donors. will blow your mind. hows that for fun? you know mitt romney's best friend caused this. >> it was a scramble in the...
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she can obama hillary clinton. everybody thinks they're making the movies, the mini series fo for 2016. hold the presses for a second. elizabeth warren is a real progressive. she comes at hillary clinton from the left, watch out. >> understood, but as you said, they're starting to exclude, she had to run for office. >> if go back to my wrestling analogy, you know the wrestling nickname i would give to barack obama "the establishment." he's not going to go for liz warren. jayar is right. he wouldn't nominate her to the branch of the government she created. when we come back, good news for all sane people in america. rush limbaugh and sean hannity, they're hurt, dawg. they may lose some of their biggest markets including new york, why? i'll tell you when we come back. >> cenk: we're back on "the young turks," but rush limbaugh and sean hannity may not be back in your market--soon. the second largest carrier of radio--talk radio stations--shows. that was very smooth. in america. the largest clear channel. clear channe
she can obama hillary clinton. everybody thinks they're making the movies, the mini series fo for 2016. hold the presses for a second. elizabeth warren is a real progressive. she comes at hillary clinton from the left, watch out. >> understood, but as you said, they're starting to exclude, she had to run for office. >> if go back to my wrestling analogy, you know the wrestling nickname i would give to barack obama "the establishment." he's not going to go for liz warren....
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>> the first time i made it to that tax bracket was under president clinton. i was honored and i felt honored to be paying that percentage. it doesn't add up. and this is the argument that obama needs to bring to conservatives to bring them over to his side. >> eliot: i hate to be mockish, but you referred to eisenhower rates. when fdr was president up in the 90s. >> eliot: yes. >> eliot: people forget, the rates being down in the 30s for the rich americans is a modern-- >> derivative. it's herbert hoover numbers, and eisenhower had such a rosy glow in the 50s because of the high tax rate on the wealthy and those gi bills and the interstate highway plan. >> eliot: general eisenhower spent money on building things. >> infrastructure, what a concept. >> eliot: oh my goodness, shocking. >> this is why i think that the president's burden is to wake up our republican friends to the fact that the romney agenda does not help them. tea party is an acronym for total economic amnesia prevents republican trick trickle down y'all. >> eliot: that's something we never learn
>> the first time i made it to that tax bracket was under president clinton. i was honored and i felt honored to be paying that percentage. it doesn't add up. and this is the argument that obama needs to bring to conservatives to bring them over to his side. >> eliot: i hate to be mockish, but you referred to eisenhower rates. when fdr was president up in the 90s. >> eliot: yes. >> eliot: people forget, the rates being down in the 30s for the rich americans is a modern--...
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alice simpson is the republican, bowls the investment banker former chief of staff for bill clinton. they want to cut social security and medicare. they were doing a presentation and a heckler busted it. >> pay your fair taxes. america wants to know. pay your fair taxes. >> go ahead and address this point. >> excuse me. >> we agree. >> if you look at where the tax expenditures paid, they're generally paid by people in the upper income brackets. >> that's absolutely not true. we have major corporations and you're part of that that are not paying their fair share. $2 trillion in the last 10 years. cenk: now, look, i'm not a big fan of heckling, but i believe on the facts they were right. the corporations are avoiding giant amount of taxes but we're going after social security and medicare as big pat of the cuts. bowls explains. >> there's no business in the country that makes its cuts across the board. you go in there and you try to surgically cut those things that have the least adverse effect on productivity, second you're cutting those areas where we need to invest, education infras
alice simpson is the republican, bowls the investment banker former chief of staff for bill clinton. they want to cut social security and medicare. they were doing a presentation and a heckler busted it. >> pay your fair taxes. america wants to know. pay your fair taxes. >> go ahead and address this point. >> excuse me. >> we agree. >> if you look at where the tax expenditures paid, they're generally paid by people in the upper income brackets. >> that's...
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proponents of that rule that they disclose include bill gates, george soros, secretary of state hilary clinton. they said disclosure would reduce corruption. but oil companies say that it would hurt their business model, which, i guess, including perhaps endemic corruption. but exxon's vice president called the rules excessively burdensome disclosure would have an effect on the global competitiveness of u.s. companies. now joining us from washington to discuss just how international corruption affects our is steve coll. new american foundation and the author of "private empire: exxon mobil and american power," his newest book. steve, so glad to welcome you inside "the war room." >> thank for having me. >> you bet. so you have written that exxon essentially operates like an independent country with its own diplomats. how does that impact u.s. foreign policy? >> well, in many place in the world where they operate particularly in poor countries in africa that you were highlights by talking about that dodd-frank controversy, they have much more influence on the ground than the u.s. embassy does. t
proponents of that rule that they disclose include bill gates, george soros, secretary of state hilary clinton. they said disclosure would reduce corruption. but oil companies say that it would hurt their business model, which, i guess, including perhaps endemic corruption. but exxon's vice president called the rules excessively burdensome disclosure would have an effect on the global competitiveness of u.s. companies. now joining us from washington to discuss just how international corruption...
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of the clinton administration. the best thing that hillary has going for her is that a lot of people voted for obama in the democratic primary because they didn't want bill clinton's economic team. they ended up getting bill clinton's economic team. larry summers may be named chair of fed. these are the people that people were voting against. if it wasn't the iraq war, it was voting against the rubenites. i think hillary clinton will benefit from the fact that there is a certain inevitability that meese people are not going to vacate the position of economic power. so unless there is a really legitimately viable contender to the left of hillary, i don't know if she's going to be hurt by these criticisms. but if someone does show up, and i don't know if joe biden is that person, quite frankly, i don't think he is. i don't know who that person would be. it's tough to know. a lot of people would love to see elizabeth warren, but i don't know that she's considered too left. i think it's considered too early in her care
of the clinton administration. the best thing that hillary has going for her is that a lot of people voted for obama in the democratic primary because they didn't want bill clinton's economic team. they ended up getting bill clinton's economic team. larry summers may be named chair of fed. these are the people that people were voting against. if it wasn't the iraq war, it was voting against the rubenites. i think hillary clinton will benefit from the fact that there is a certain inevitability...
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let's take a look at how bill clinton handled the town hall format in 1992. take watch. >> you know people who lost their jobs and lost their homes? >> mm-hmm, yeah. >> well, i have been governor of a small state for 12 years. i tell you how it's affected me. i have seen what's happened in this last four years when, in my state, when people lose their johns, it's a good chance i'll know them by their names. >> such a nice touch of humanity. how do you think inside the romney "war room," how would you try to teach romney that same kind of touch the human touch? >> well, i don't know that you can fundamentally change someone and that's a mistake a lot of folks make in debate prep. i think they have to meet romney where he is and i think romney just really needs to practice, practice practice. he needs to be comfortable walking into a setting like that. i think any spontaneous moment is a dangerous moment for him and debate is actually really important in that regard. they do give candidates the opportunity to show themselves, how quickly they can think on their
let's take a look at how bill clinton handled the town hall format in 1992. take watch. >> you know people who lost their jobs and lost their homes? >> mm-hmm, yeah. >> well, i have been governor of a small state for 12 years. i tell you how it's affected me. i have seen what's happened in this last four years when, in my state, when people lose their johns, it's a good chance i'll know them by their names. >> such a nice touch of humanity. how do you think inside the...
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this is a perpetrated attack on hillary clinton. they are trying to take any kind of rank that she had and cut it down well before 2016. this is all politics it has nothing to do with benghazi. even the republican senator from tennessee said, we know what happened in benghazi. we have to fix some things but we know what happened. you john boehner, our esteemed speaker of the house of representatives comes out and says i think the white house was involved in a cover up. so they said show us the emails. these are emails he has already been shown before, that have been seen by other members of the intelligence community. it is so disingenuous that they are asking for these things. let's listen to john boehner. >> we learned on september 12th the day after the attack and four days before susan rice's tv appearance, a senior state department official emailed her superiors to relay that the libbian ambassador -- she had told the libbian ambassador that the attack was conducted by islamic terrorists. the state department would not allow ou
this is a perpetrated attack on hillary clinton. they are trying to take any kind of rank that she had and cut it down well before 2016. this is all politics it has nothing to do with benghazi. even the republican senator from tennessee said, we know what happened in benghazi. we have to fix some things but we know what happened. you john boehner, our esteemed speaker of the house of representatives comes out and says i think the white house was involved in a cover up. so they said show us the...
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of course, any republican will tell you bill clinton wasn't impeached for sex. it was for lying under oath. the irony being if republicans were concerned about lying under oath, north wouldn't be working for fox. fox news plans to follow up the oliver north cover-up interview with segments featuring tax tips from wesley snipes,. [ baby crying ] on o'neil parenting suggestions and relationship advice from jodie arias. i want to thank my new bff ron christie. have a great weekend everyone. current tv still here. good night mom. >> joy: tonight i'll talk with a very talented actress isabella rossellini and the outrageous niecy nash is here with advice about film and marriage. david alan greer will find time to squeeze me in and who doesn't love to be squeezed. all of that and more next. >> joy: my first guest tonight is an actress model and filmmaker born into show business in 1986. she captured all of our attention in one of her first films, blue
of course, any republican will tell you bill clinton wasn't impeached for sex. it was for lying under oath. the irony being if republicans were concerned about lying under oath, north wouldn't be working for fox. fox news plans to follow up the oliver north cover-up interview with segments featuring tax tips from wesley snipes,. [ baby crying ] on o'neil parenting suggestions and relationship advice from jodie arias. i want to thank my new bff ron christie. have a great weekend everyone....
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bill clinton sort of -- waulzing near the door for hilary. >> i think he was being a very supportive spouse -- >> she was also interviewed, though. did you hear on her on andrea mitchell? and she didn't -- i'm not thinking about that. i have no plans of doing that. but that doesn't mean never ever ever. >> there's no way to say no in a situation like that. >> she did say she was going to take a rest. >> the country needs her. >> after you get that rest done. then you want to look at other things. >> count me in. >> there is also andrew cuomo. but he has done no national interviews, no national profilings -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> it is. he said he wants to take care of his own house. and he has had a couple of big wins there. but we don't know if he has the charisma to be a national player. >> he is not like his father? >> no. he is hard core. he is very intense. as was his dad, but his dad also had a natural charm. we haven't seen that yet from andrew. >> as a national player he has done well with the deficit that he has handled. >> exactly. >> he just balanced a budget. he got gay ma
bill clinton sort of -- waulzing near the door for hilary. >> i think he was being a very supportive spouse -- >> she was also interviewed, though. did you hear on her on andrea mitchell? and she didn't -- i'm not thinking about that. i have no plans of doing that. but that doesn't mean never ever ever. >> there's no way to say no in a situation like that. >> she did say she was going to take a rest. >> the country needs her. >> after you get that rest done....
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our last three presidents obama bush and clinton have all been vague too honest about their usage of cannabis when they were younger. these three guys have had no problem locking people up in cages for doing the same thing they did. if these presidents really believed pot was evil, they would surrender themselves to the local authorities. if they thought it was a sin they would turn themselves in. because even if you don't like pot and we've all had that roommate, the drug war violates civil liberties and privacy right, it shows the rich get away with things the poor can't big pharma doesn't want to see pot legalized. in the era of big money privatized prisons we do need a steady flow of people sent to prison for using a flower that existed in north america long before white people ever got here. think about that the next time you're watching tv news and hear about people getting locked up for evil mood-altering drugs. before they cut the tv commercials for all of
our last three presidents obama bush and clinton have all been vague too honest about their usage of cannabis when they were younger. these three guys have had no problem locking people up in cages for doing the same thing they did. if these presidents really believed pot was evil, they would surrender themselves to the local authorities. if they thought it was a sin they would turn themselves in. because even if you don't like pot and we've all had that roommate, the drug war violates civil...
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that was the ban that president clinton signed in 1994, ten years earlier. it outlawed assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips and mass shootings went down after it was put in place. but once it expired they spiked again rising to the historic levels. in fact, the two mass shootings in the past year, newtown and aurora, were committed with, you guessed it, assault weapons. president clinton put a spotlight on the issue. >> i grew up in hunting country but this is nuts. why does anybody need a 30-clip a 30-round clip for a gun? why does anybody need one of those things that carry 100 bullets? >> jennifer: it is nuts. back in 1994 clinton was able to get the ban passed in part by including the nra in the negotiations. now critics say that that resulted in a bill that was full of loopholes nevertheless, it was a ban. today the nra's top lobbyists plus leaders from other gun groups were back in the white house meeting with joe biden indicating that he wants to tighten gun safety laws and reinstate the ban. after the meeting the gun group did not sound
that was the ban that president clinton signed in 1994, ten years earlier. it outlawed assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips and mass shootings went down after it was put in place. but once it expired they spiked again rising to the historic levels. in fact, the two mass shootings in the past year, newtown and aurora, were committed with, you guessed it, assault weapons. president clinton put a spotlight on the issue. >> i grew up in hunting country but this is nuts. why does...
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to president clinton and president of equality matters. long with sam seder host of "ring of fire" and "the majority report." is this a new world or a bit of happy talk that will last a few hours, or will this campaign rearrange how political leaders feel that they must compromise. let's start with you richard and the republican party. the tea party was crushed yesterday. will john boehner react to that? will the tea party be pushed overboard and the g.o.p. come back to what it used to be? >> i think it's fairly clear if they want to stay in business as a political party, and if they want to be successful in getting their people elected they're going to have to change the way they do things, and they're going to have to moderate soften some of their positions. they've got this huge problem with young people and a huge problem with hispanic, with women, with gays and lesbians. you would think they would have to do something but you know, you know, we don't have a crystal ball, and so far they're showing no real sign of wanting to change the
to president clinton and president of equality matters. long with sam seder host of "ring of fire" and "the majority report." is this a new world or a bit of happy talk that will last a few hours, or will this campaign rearrange how political leaders feel that they must compromise. let's start with you richard and the republican party. the tea party was crushed yesterday. will john boehner react to that? will the tea party be pushed overboard and the g.o.p. come back to what...
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. >> john: is it more polarized now than it was under president clinton? i will say that president bush after 9-11 sort of had cart blanch he controlled the house and the senate and the democrats were much more given to supporting his agenda following that crisis and attack on our nation. so is it really that unprecedented or does seem like over the last three administrations, it is okay as long as you give us, the republicans, what we want? >> it's not totally unprecedented. what's pretty clear is this particular congress, particularly coming after the last round of redistricting and with the rise of the tea party and the conservative branch of the republican party this is conservative with republicans pretty far to the right. democrats who frankly in many cases, particularly in the house are pretty far to the left. >> john: well, rick, it is true. it is nice to remember we do have democrats who are liberal in the house. is this another taste of the republican party doubling down on obstructionism? the policy that does not work for them in 2012? >> i don'
. >> john: is it more polarized now than it was under president clinton? i will say that president bush after 9-11 sort of had cart blanch he controlled the house and the senate and the democrats were much more given to supporting his agenda following that crisis and attack on our nation. so is it really that unprecedented or does seem like over the last three administrations, it is okay as long as you give us, the republicans, what we want? >> it's not totally unprecedented. what's...
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another incident with the chinese disdent who has been harbored by the american embassy, and hilary clinton is on her way to try to figure out how to thread the needle. how do you balance that. >> what kind of house would that be? >> he is a blind guy. >> a blind guy, huh? >> over the wall went running. >> great symbolism. we don't know how much of that is true. i think it's interesting that this happens in the middle of an election year. i think everyone is afraid of everyone else, and so this guy actually picked a very good time. they are going to spirit him out there and negotiate a deal, and he is in the united states. >> from a media perspective, though that that particular issue over this weekend -- we'll see how it plays out. people took it pretty seriously. and people were not commenting about it one way or another. except romney saying we should stand by him. >> so that's a positive -- >> no, it was ant positive comment at all. i was saying he was saying earlier that we shouldn't be talking about these issues about countries who are our allies. >> he is the master flip flopper. >>
another incident with the chinese disdent who has been harbored by the american embassy, and hilary clinton is on her way to try to figure out how to thread the needle. how do you balance that. >> what kind of house would that be? >> he is a blind guy. >> a blind guy, huh? >> over the wall went running. >> great symbolism. we don't know how much of that is true. i think it's interesting that this happens in the middle of an election year. i think everyone is afraid...
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bill clinton. take a look at this. >> the republican argument against the president reelection is actually pretty simple pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hasn't cleaned it up fast enough. so fire him and put us back in. [ cheers and applause ] >> clinton spoke for nearly an hour, and as usual he did write the speech himself, but much of what he said was off of the cuff. and if you were wondering where hilary clinton was her secretary of state duties have her literally a world away. she is standing in for president obama at the economic cooperation forum leader this week. this is the first democratic national convention she missed in four decades. take a look at this here is a great photo showing mrs. clinton catching up on the dnc. has bill clinton spoke last night, hashtag 2016 was one of the most popular. we'll be back after the break. for more online go to current.com/stephaniemiller. this year the presidential campaigns are running a record number of ads
bill clinton. take a look at this. >> the republican argument against the president reelection is actually pretty simple pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hasn't cleaned it up fast enough. so fire him and put us back in. [ cheers and applause ] >> clinton spoke for nearly an hour, and as usual he did write the speech himself, but much of what he said was off of the cuff. and if you were wondering where hilary clinton was her secretary of state...
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it was a strategy that hillary clinton folks toyed with, and there were ads out, it's time for americans to have an american president, alluding that barack obama was not an american. so i think this is something that we're going see. i think throughout this campaign, and it is--i think it is something very common for political campaigns to have this whole idea of some how the other guy doesn't get regular americans or some how doesn't get the struggles. i think you'll see that the democrats will make the same arguments about mitt romney. >> it seems counter intuitive. the public sees barack obama as being more empathetic, understanding, more likable and a common sense of what our every day problems are. and mitt romney who is more distant from the every-day concerns. it seems as though i don't think this argument is going to win and i don't think it will be persuasive. how do you respond to mitt romney's emphasis on this? >> i agree with you wholeheartedly. i think the narrative to try to suggest that a person is out of touch or whatever, i remember in 1984 with every issue who is best
it was a strategy that hillary clinton folks toyed with, and there were ads out, it's time for americans to have an american president, alluding that barack obama was not an american. so i think this is something that we're going see. i think throughout this campaign, and it is--i think it is something very common for political campaigns to have this whole idea of some how the other guy doesn't get regular americans or some how doesn't get the struggles. i think you'll see that the democrats...
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was it the finest hour of the state department or hillary clinton? no mistakes happen when you're trying to do the things we do in these difficult combat zones. let's say out the mistakes. people are going to realize these were unfortunate and sad events that cost four americans their lives though obviously bad luck played there too but it is not a political owe geophysical scandal. >> you talked about it may not be hillary clinton's final hour. you know for the next three years, people are going to talk about this not being hillary clinton's finest hour. what do you think is going to stick long term and are there people who are defending it or do people seem to want to just let it go as it pertains to the secretary of state? >> well, i like to think in terms and i think this is the right way to get to your question broaden the issue which countries in the middle east in turmoil are the most important and where do we have to rethink our policies the most seriously? the obama administration's within wrestling with these issues throughout the arab worl
was it the finest hour of the state department or hillary clinton? no mistakes happen when you're trying to do the things we do in these difficult combat zones. let's say out the mistakes. people are going to realize these were unfortunate and sad events that cost four americans their lives though obviously bad luck played there too but it is not a political owe geophysical scandal. >> you talked about it may not be hillary clinton's final hour. you know for the next three years, people...
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elizabeth warren has refused to play the hillary clinton game. there is an idea when you come into the u.s. senate you should follow the hillary clinton model of not making too many waves not speaking up. there was a fear when elizabeth warren with such a national profile, would come into the senate and keep her head down. she has proven week after week that she will not do that. that is very good news. that's what we need right now. >> michael: you wrote on that that the democrats need to decide between president obama and liberalism. very quickly explain what that means. >> well, look, president obama endorsed cuts through social security. he's a guy pushing for the expansion of the amuf resolution allowing the president have war all over the place. it's time for progressives in the congress to say this is unacceptable. and this is the good news. this week we've seen a some of progressives in the congress stand up and challenge the white house. i think that may finally move the debate back to the progressive agenda. but it's a weird situation w
elizabeth warren has refused to play the hillary clinton game. there is an idea when you come into the u.s. senate you should follow the hillary clinton model of not making too many waves not speaking up. there was a fear when elizabeth warren with such a national profile, would come into the senate and keep her head down. she has proven week after week that she will not do that. that is very good news. that's what we need right now. >> michael: you wrote on that that the democrats need...
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. >> but at this point we don't know what is going to happen, and hillary clinton was way ahead in '08. she is way ahead now, but both she and christie once the campaign starts, they will come back down to earth when they start talking about all of the crazy crap that christie says. the stuff that came up in the 2008 campaign, that stuff is not going away. and then the republicans are going to hit her with this benghazi stuff. but i wouldn't count elizabeth warren out. >> all right. christie's next possible gop opponent in the poll scores significantly lower than him. they are the two closest to chris christie in the overall poll, but when you just ask republicans, and only republicans, the equation changes completely. chris christie goes from number 1 to number 8. so you see, and that's a different poll, you got -- the unpopular ones. show me b-6 here at the end. then all of a sudden paul ryan wins at 68.7, and then a whole bunch of other folks. and that goes to the polarization. republicans are like, no, chris christie is the most moderate. >> one thing did it to him. which a lot of
. >> but at this point we don't know what is going to happen, and hillary clinton was way ahead in '08. she is way ahead now, but both she and christie once the campaign starts, they will come back down to earth when they start talking about all of the crazy crap that christie says. the stuff that came up in the 2008 campaign, that stuff is not going away. and then the republicans are going to hit her with this benghazi stuff. but i wouldn't count elizabeth warren out. >> all right....
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before him president clinton had used marijuana. all of those guys did so without problems. this is not to besmirch their reputation. this is to show much of what we believe about guys is wrong. much of the people are like those guys, go on, pay taxes and they're responsible citizens. >> michael: you're not besmirching president bush's use of drugs. you might be helping his reputation. what is the high price that we've paid on drugs for quite awhile. >> the pricethethe price is incalculatible. whole generations of black men when we think about the folks black men make up about 5% to 6% of the u.s. population. they make up about 35% of the prison population in part because of our laws. our drug laws. they make up a substantial portion of the people who are arrested for drugs. that's one of the prices that i talk about in the book. it's just--we spend $26 billion a year each year to control drugs, and it's just not worth it. >> michael: what do you think would happen, and this is a hypothetical if we didn't spend a dollar doing it. what difference would this country feel? >> w
before him president clinton had used marijuana. all of those guys did so without problems. this is not to besmirch their reputation. this is to show much of what we believe about guys is wrong. much of the people are like those guys, go on, pay taxes and they're responsible citizens. >> michael: you're not besmirching president bush's use of drugs. you might be helping his reputation. what is the high price that we've paid on drugs for quite awhile. >> the pricethethe price is...
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it was filmed inside the clinton campaign headquarters. this war room is a tribute to the wars being waged in campaigns across the country. my name is jennifer granholm. i'm the former governor of michigan. i've been in lots of my own war rooms over the last 14 years as governor and attorney general. i ran the state with the toughest economy in the nation during the last decade. i've been there on the ground when people have lost their jobs their homes their loved ones in wars overseas. i'm the best with how we can create jobs in america. i'm obsessed with the role of government in building a better country and educated citizenry and i'm obsessed with democracy. i am a political junkie. and this show is my fix. i hope it will be yours too. come on inside. [music] >> so here in the war room our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories you never have seen before. we got an all-access pass into president obama's war room. his 2012 headquarters in chicago. i sat down with national field director jeremy bird, who is the man
it was filmed inside the clinton campaign headquarters. this war room is a tribute to the wars being waged in campaigns across the country. my name is jennifer granholm. i'm the former governor of michigan. i've been in lots of my own war rooms over the last 14 years as governor and attorney general. i ran the state with the toughest economy in the nation during the last decade. i've been there on the ground when people have lost their jobs their homes their loved ones in wars overseas. i'm the...
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did you see this clip of bill clinton saying give me a break, this is the bigger fairytale i have ever seen and it was not about the economy at all, right? >> yeah and now how often do we have to listen to how romney wants this thing on the economy. whenever there is a distraction, they need it to be back on the economy. you won't even hear romney talking about the economy when he is on the stump now. he talks about god being on money, god being on the pledge of allegiance his faith, how the president is a bad guy -- >> stephanie: he is a bad man. >> yeah, i mean this coming from a guy who said that we wanted him to succeed, and the reason for that is because he has to hold on to his base now, and if you are walking into a general election, and you are more worried about keeping your base intact than you are about expanding to get the votes you need to win, all you are doing at that point is making sure when your ship goes down your waves don't sink -- [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: karl did you see that press conference yesterday. hilarious. the leaders on the hill didn't want t
did you see this clip of bill clinton saying give me a break, this is the bigger fairytale i have ever seen and it was not about the economy at all, right? >> yeah and now how often do we have to listen to how romney wants this thing on the economy. whenever there is a distraction, they need it to be back on the economy. you won't even hear romney talking about the economy when he is on the stump now. he talks about god being on money, god being on the pledge of allegiance his faith, how...
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and they are not part of clinton's usual network of insiders and advisors. she has some big fans out there. we're back after the break. stay with us. ♪ you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ how f
and they are not part of clinton's usual network of insiders and advisors. she has some big fans out there. we're back after the break. stay with us. ♪ you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than...
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. >> stephanie: they hated clinton. now they love him. >> he's the wise of wise old man who concedes all of the faults of the democratic party. he led the party for ten years. yeah. painful. >> stephanie: rush limbaugh. >> he's a thin, wiry, can't even throw a baseball looking like a guy. the president. there's not a whole lot of masculinity there. in appearance. plus he's a liberal democrat. that means he's a dove. liberal democratic progressive means that in his mind, the u.s. military is the focus of the evil of the modern world. >> stephanie: he's commenting on someone's athleticism. and figure. okay. >> i would like to see a punt, pass and kick challenge between rush limbaugh and barack obama. i would put $100 on who's going to win. >> stephanie: what do you say on a one on one match on the basketball court? >> exactly. >> nothing but net. >> stephanie: this is the play they always run. not manly. is that what he said? throws like a girl. he's not manly. >> limbaugh on the same day obviously had the whole sandra fl
. >> stephanie: they hated clinton. now they love him. >> he's the wise of wise old man who concedes all of the faults of the democratic party. he led the party for ten years. yeah. painful. >> stephanie: rush limbaugh. >> he's a thin, wiry, can't even throw a baseball looking like a guy. the president. there's not a whole lot of masculinity there. in appearance. plus he's a liberal democrat. that means he's a dove. liberal democratic progressive means that in his mind,...
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gore who was fact very well schooled in foreign policy issues when he joined up with then governor clinton on that ticket. that's an importants a tribute. >> jennifer: one thing he is disciplined, and my guess is he is boning up on every bit of foreign policy that he can. kiki thank you to suchmor joining us inside "the war room." up next how is mitt romney's momentum, and i really hate even saying that -- how is that momentum translating in swing states? (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the vice presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. >>now that's politically direct. cu >> jennifer: you're back inside "the war room," i'm jennifer grandholm. both president obama and governor romney are pulling out all of the stops to win colorado's nine e
gore who was fact very well schooled in foreign policy issues when he joined up with then governor clinton on that ticket. that's an importants a tribute. >> jennifer: one thing he is disciplined, and my guess is he is boning up on every bit of foreign policy that he can. kiki thank you to suchmor joining us inside "the war room." up next how is mitt romney's momentum, and i really hate even saying that -- how is that momentum translating in swing states? (vo) what is said here...
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hillary clinton does not have a gay child, and comes out in support of gay marriage. what is the difference? which person is taking the higher ethical stand? the one who goes now they know somebody who is gay, and that i'm related to them then i'm going to let it happen because it's my kid, but in -- yeah in -- in hilary's case it's just the right thing to do. >> i would argue that clinton should have done it sooner. >> hal: i agree. but was the country ready for it? do you help by getting ahead of the issue. >> i'm ready. i have been ready for a long time. >> hal: we'll be back right after this with the answer to that very question on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they
hillary clinton does not have a gay child, and comes out in support of gay marriage. what is the difference? which person is taking the higher ethical stand? the one who goes now they know somebody who is gay, and that i'm related to them then i'm going to let it happen because it's my kid, but in -- yeah in -- in hilary's case it's just the right thing to do. >> i would argue that clinton should have done it sooner. >> hal: i agree. but was the country ready for it? do you help by...
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film it and then sprays cleaning product on to bill clinton, and says f-bill clinton. careful what you wish for punk. then he calls bill clinton. and he allegedly forgave him. i want to think the president said, dude, the real person you need to apologize to is the janitorial staff member who has to clean your human waste out of that bucket. he needs to apologize to the restaurant, and the rest of us for looking like the lost love child of vanilla ice. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: if you are a justin bieber believer -- >> stephanie: paula dean has fired her legal counsel. >> now? >> stephanie: did you see where they let the 9/11 mastermind design a vacuum cleaner? >> yeah. >> stephanie: i think that sucks. [♪ circus music ♪] >> these are the jokes, folks. >> i guess that is the prize for being the longest water boarder in history. >> stephanie: the ap reporting the cia got what they needed from him. we didn't want him to go nuts said one cia officer, so they allowed him to design a vacuum cleaner, and he has become a big harry potter fan. >> really? >> steph
film it and then sprays cleaning product on to bill clinton, and says f-bill clinton. careful what you wish for punk. then he calls bill clinton. and he allegedly forgave him. i want to think the president said, dude, the real person you need to apologize to is the janitorial staff member who has to clean your human waste out of that bucket. he needs to apologize to the restaurant, and the rest of us for looking like the lost love child of vanilla ice. >> stephanie: thank you. >>...
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bill clinton was. but there has been since the nixon years a progressive takeover of the south by the republican party. in north carolina there is a case in point where one extremely wealthy businessman has spent an enormous amount of money to take over the state legislature, to finance candidates for congress, senate, governor. there was a long story about jane mayor, a terrific reporter, one of the best ever, writing in "the new yorker" detailing this story. so at this point in time a great, great leader like jim hunt in my judgment, would have a difficult time in his own state because of what has been done by the power of big money unrestrained aimed at changing politics and policies in favor of the very wealthy. >> cenk: it's interesting. it's very similar story in kansas with names we do know, the koch brothers. they did what is basically known as the kansas coup where they wiped out republicans and put in even more conservative republicans. those republicans went to a state legislature meeting na
bill clinton was. but there has been since the nixon years a progressive takeover of the south by the republican party. in north carolina there is a case in point where one extremely wealthy businessman has spent an enormous amount of money to take over the state legislature, to finance candidates for congress, senate, governor. there was a long story about jane mayor, a terrific reporter, one of the best ever, writing in "the new yorker" detailing this story. so at this point in time...
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secretary of state hillary clinton out of the hospital. number one. number two outrage and uproar, protest over john boehner's decision to delay funding for the victims of hurricane sandy. governor cuomo governor christie are pissed. they should be. they've let it be known and john boehner has caved in a little bit. still won't do it in this session of congress when the help is needed. the new congress sworn in today. 113th congress. their first priority is going to be yet another battle. this time, not over the fiscal cliff but over the debt ceiling and it is probably going to be uglier than the last one. we'll try to cover all of that in the next couple of hours we've got together here today and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. look forward to your comments on twitter at bpshow. facebook.com/billpressshow. here we are. team press. present and accounted for this morning. >> indeed. >> bill: peter ogborn and dan henning. >> happy thursday. >> good morning. >> bill: we're well into 2013. >> we are. >> bill: second work dave the new year. we're hummin
secretary of state hillary clinton out of the hospital. number one. number two outrage and uproar, protest over john boehner's decision to delay funding for the victims of hurricane sandy. governor cuomo governor christie are pissed. they should be. they've let it be known and john boehner has caved in a little bit. still won't do it in this session of congress when the help is needed. the new congress sworn in today. 113th congress. their first priority is going to be yet another battle. this...
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president clinton has agreed to do a few fundraisers, three to be exact. the reason why this is important is mccallus is the former gop chair and ran hilary clinton's campaign. and finally more than $100 million has been sent by outside groups. that is a considerable amount more than what was spent in 2008, and 2010. we can thank citizens united for that one. more stephanie after the break. stay with us. ♪ >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. ♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho i'm walking on sunshine woe ho, and don't it feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all right now ♪ ♪ and don't it feel good ♪ >> it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 6 minutes after the hour. the phone number stephaniemiller.com, check it out. and now who is that handsome mug ove
president clinton has agreed to do a few fundraisers, three to be exact. the reason why this is important is mccallus is the former gop chair and ran hilary clinton's campaign. and finally more than $100 million has been sent by outside groups. that is a considerable amount more than what was spent in 2008, and 2010. we can thank citizens united for that one. more stephanie after the break. stay with us. ♪ >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media....
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hillary clinton ran for president after serving as first lady. why not michelle obama? some day? just asking. that's it for us today, folks. we'll see you tomorrow here from charlotte. have a good one. democratic national convention rolls on with all of us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show."
hillary clinton ran for president after serving as first lady. why not michelle obama? some day? just asking. that's it for us today, folks. we'll see you tomorrow here from charlotte. have a good one. democratic national convention rolls on with all of us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show."
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they will all snap back to where they were during the bill clinton administration. there are a huge mess of things the rate at which the government reimburses medicare positions. a whole host of small tax provisions. wind energy is up. and they are also saying they are going to deal with the farm bill. so you will have a period of six or seven weeks where congress is litigating literally the entire nation's economy after the election. >> bill: so they will come back november 7th, then they are expected to stay there until their christmas break; is that right? >> i always learn to never make plans for the end of december because congress is always in until the last possible moment. >> bill: what makes it likely that they will be able to accomplish then what they have not accomplished in the last two years? >> there is two schools of thinking. one is these things are so incredibly important. and it's not a vague ideal like the debt ceiling. they said we never defaulted on our debt -- >> bill: came close. >> came very close but we never failed as a country. people were
they will all snap back to where they were during the bill clinton administration. there are a huge mess of things the rate at which the government reimburses medicare positions. a whole host of small tax provisions. wind energy is up. and they are also saying they are going to deal with the farm bill. so you will have a period of six or seven weeks where congress is litigating literally the entire nation's economy after the election. >> bill: so they will come back november 7th, then...
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. >> thank you sir. >> follow clinton at clinton clintonyates, good stuff man. >> thank you, peter. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kind of stuff they say about something they just pulled freshly from their [bleep]. >> you know what those people are like. >> what could possibly go wrong in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard
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i'm a fan of bill clinton thinking it should be safe legal and rare. taking your calls when we come back on the "bill press show." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) every news network will cover the convention. but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> john: this is the "bill press show," i'm john fugelsang filling in for bill here in the waning minutes of the show. we have about a half hour left. i have had a real pleasure filling in. as a real fan of bill it is a real thrill to be here and suck up to his excellent staff. kate of "politico" is with us. are you there? >> i'm right here. how are you? >> john: not too shabby how are you? >> i'm good. >> john: i can only imagine how excited you
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george busch and bill clinton experienced similar dips in approval. when you see how hard it is to get anything done, you can't help -- there are days i'm like i hate everybody. >> no, you don't. you don't hate anybody. >> she just hates the nay sayers. >> some days i just hate people. >> stephanie: you know who you are. >> you know what gorge harrison said [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: i just a mean the fact that this is now progress -- >> if you have to hate someone hate harry reid. >> stephanie: listen, i have thrown a little his way. >> he has earned it. although he has 1/10th of phil buster reform. >> stephanie: bob welcome. >> caller: it is an honor to talk to john fugelsang. he is my hero. >> thank you so much. that's very kind. >> caller: i never miss a night of viewpoint and wish you would do a greatest hiss on that. i just retired from a local college teaching forrest management. many of these students would seek out positions across the country, and they would have go through a month-long intense background check, and we would be cal
george busch and bill clinton experienced similar dips in approval. when you see how hard it is to get anything done, you can't help -- there are days i'm like i hate everybody. >> no, you don't. you don't hate anybody. >> she just hates the nay sayers. >> some days i just hate people. >> stephanie: you know who you are. >> you know what gorge harrison said [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: i just a mean the fact that this is now progress -- >> if...
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we will get into it, clinton, but first. here is the "full-court press." >> here is what's making news. congressman steven segal, not exactly. went to russia to find out if anything more could have been done to deter the boston marathon bomber. he said nothing specific could have stopped it. to me, that's not the big story. the big story is that some of the higher level meetings were made possible by the intervention of former action star steven segal. he, as they say is big in russia. they still love his movies and he met with putin earlier this year. steven segal. he and putin might get along. >> michael douglas revealed because of his throat cancer. a visiting performances in "liberace." he said the cause of his cancer was hpv which he contracted through cunnilingus. i haven't seen any science that backs that up but i am not going to argue with the man and say anything else about that story. >> any comment bill? so many places you could go here i am not sure where. all i have got to say is i think that gay men are going t
we will get into it, clinton, but first. here is the "full-court press." >> here is what's making news. congressman steven segal, not exactly. went to russia to find out if anything more could have been done to deter the boston marathon bomber. he said nothing specific could have stopped it. to me, that's not the big story. the big story is that some of the higher level meetings were made possible by the intervention of former action star steven segal. he, as they say is big in...
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it's something president obama supported, the senator senator hillary clinton supported when she was in the senate. so you kind of have pieces is that have already been introduced into law but they don't have the push that they need. >> and where the are the insurance companies on this? are they with you? one would think they would be. >> the insurers they are big fans of delivery system reform because again, the less they pay, the happier they are. this is the other piece is that there is a lot of pieces you can work with industry on to get it going. >> ultimately, this would have to be done can be done some of it by regulation. a lot of the pieces. legislation for what can you do. standing exploding and so these are the reforms. you you. this is centser for american progress. this is the next step in the battle for providing all americans good basic health insurance. let's talk about it at 866-55-press with igor volsky from think progress. >> on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidab
it's something president obama supported, the senator senator hillary clinton supported when she was in the senate. so you kind of have pieces is that have already been introduced into law but they don't have the push that they need. >> and where the are the insurance companies on this? are they with you? one would think they would be. >> the insurers they are big fans of delivery system reform because again, the less they pay, the happier they are. this is the other piece is that...
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reminds me of a south park episode when they talked about hillary clinton having a snook. it's a little bit funny you've got to admit. stephanie: i don't think somehow it had the layers of satire that south park does. caller: the gun issue it's 97% of gun violence that happens it's handguns, right? stephanie: i don't have that statistic in front of me, but yeah obviously handguns are a part of the problem. caller: it was chicago that had like 500 plus murders with handguns, i will and and the tragic story about the young girl who was murdered who attended obama's inauguration. the point i'm getting at is that i think we get too hung up over the issue of assault rifles, it becomes a partisan issue and neither side will never agreen oh anything. >> well, the point is having these huge magazines. he doesn't stop to reload. stephanie: i mean, it's, you know, it's part of the problem. we talked today about the statistics of suicide and how much, you know, astronomically the access to a gun for suicide. get it, come and get your gun. >> annie. stephanie: paula -- he what, are yo
reminds me of a south park episode when they talked about hillary clinton having a snook. it's a little bit funny you've got to admit. stephanie: i don't think somehow it had the layers of satire that south park does. caller: the gun issue it's 97% of gun violence that happens it's handguns, right? stephanie: i don't have that statistic in front of me, but yeah obviously handguns are a part of the problem. caller: it was chicago that had like 500 plus murders with handguns, i will and and the...